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By Anonymous

In the past year, there have been numerous massacres in US, several of them the deadliest to date. These shootings have sparked dozens of outcries by politicians and community l...

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#12323 Opinion
By 1074105 BRONZE
Littleton, Colorado
1074105 BRONZE, Littleton, Colorado
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Favorite Quote:
For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile. -Romans 1:16

#12324 Opinion
WOWOWOWOWOWOW!!!!!! SILVER, Boise, Idaho
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#12325 Opinion
FRENZYMAN100 BRONZE, Trussville, Alabama
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Favorite Quote:
"I find that life is a lot easier the lower you keep peoples expectations."-Calvin from Calvin and Hobbes

#12326 Opinion
By Jb3Vibe PLATINUM
Pembroke Pines, Florida
Jb3Vibe PLATINUM, Pembroke Pines, Florida
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Favorite Quote:
The Guy in the Glass<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> When you get what you want in your struggle for pelf,<br /> <br /> And the world makes you King for a day,<br /> <br /> Then go to the mirror and look at yourself,<br /> <br /> And see what that guy has to say.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> For it isn&#039;t your Father, or Mother, or Wife,<br /> <br /> Who judgement upon you must pass.<br /> <br /> The feller whose verdict counts most in your life<br /> <br /> Is the guy staring back from the glass.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> He&#039;s the feller to please, never mind all the rest,<br /> <br /> For he&#039;s with you clear up to the end,<br /> <br /> And you&#039;ve passed your most dangerous, difficult test<br /> <br /> If the guy in the glass is your friend.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> You may be like Jack Horner and &quot;chisel&quot; a plum,<br /> <br /> And think you&#039;re a wonderful guy,<br /> <br /> But the man in the glass says you&#039;re only a bum<br /> <br /> If you can&#039;t look him straight in the eye.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> You can fool the whole world down the pathway of years,<br /> <br /> And get pats on the back as you pass,<br /> <br /> But your final reward will be heartaches and tears<br /> <br /> If you&#039;ve cheated the guy in the glass.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Dale Wimbrow (c) 1934 <br /> <br /> 1895-1954

#12327 Opinion
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giuliana_r BRONZE, Metairie, Louisiana
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By Eliza.trujillo BRONZE
Staten Island, New York
Eliza.trujillo BRONZE, Staten Island, New York
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